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| Sedin scores twice as Oilers down Canucks |
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12/18/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Best E Casino) - Daniel Sedin scored twice and picked up an assist, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in a Northwest Division tussle at GM Place. Jannik Hansen registered a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who have won three of their last four games. Curtis Sanford made 22 saves to collect the win. In an emotional pre-game ceremony, the Canucks bestowed the ultimate honor on former captain Trevor Linden, raising his No. 16 to the rafters of General Motors |
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| Throwing the book at Avery |
NHL Hockey |
12/17/2008 |
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| jury, while the league saves its big sanctions for deliberately violent offenses such as Todd Bertuzzi's inexcusable attack on Steve Moore from a few years back. It's also interesting that the Stars have kicked Avery off the team for good, while the Vancouver Canucks allowed Bertuzzi to remain a part of the franchise for over two years before trading him away. Then again it's not difficult to see through the Dallas franchise's decision to dismiss Avery. The move had a little bit to do with what Avery said, and g |
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| Canucks to honor Linden before battle with Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
12/17/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Vancouver Canucks will honor one of the greatest players in franchise history tonight before they host the Edmonton Oilers in a Northwest Division clash at GM Place. Prior to tonight's game, the Canucks will honor former captain Trevor Linden by raising his No. 16 into the rafters. He will join Stan Smyl's No. 12 as the only two numbers ever retired in team history. Linden spent his first 10 NHL seasons with the Canucks, becoming the youngest captain in team history when he earned the "C" |
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| Moose recall Ellis from Victoria |
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12/16/2008 |
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| Winnipeg, MB (Best E Casino) - The Manitoba Moose recalled goaltender Julien Ellis from the Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL, the American Hockey League team announced on Tuesday. Ellis, 22, has appeared in five games this season with the Salmon Kings after recovering from a high ankle sprain suffered in Vancouver Canucks training camp. In that time, he is 4-1-0 with a 1.40 goals-against-average and a .948 save percentage. |
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| Huet, Blackhawks surge into Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2008 |
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| cago this season, having lost four of their last five on the road. Edmonton wraps a three-game homestand tonight and has played the fewest home games in the NHL so far this year. In their 10th game at Rexall Place on Saturday, the Oilers blanked the Vancouver Canucks, 3-0. Dwayne Roloson stopped 23 shots for his 23rd career shutout. Dustin Penner, Ales Hemsky and Robert Nilsson scored in Roloson's first shutout of the season for the Oilers, who have won four of five. Sheldon Souray notched his 14th assist of the |
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| Demitra, Canucks score five straight to down Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
12/15/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Best E Casino) - Pavol Demitra scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks erased a two-goal deficit with five consecutive scores to down the Florida Panthers by a 5-3 final at General Motors Place. Ryan Kesler had a goal and an assist while Kyle Wellwood and Darcy Hordichuk also scored for Vancouver, which had dropped six of eight coming into Sunday having just ended its longest road trip of the season 2-4-1. Cory Schneider allowed three goals on 21 shots to get the win. The Canucks kicked off a fou |
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| Panthers try to stay hot in Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
12/14/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The suddenly hot Florida Panthers will aim for their fourth consecutive victory when they visit the Vancouver Canucks for tonight's matchup at General Motors Place. In addition to winning three straight games, the Panthers have also recorded at least a point in their last seven outings, going 6-0-1 in that stretch. Florida now has 31 points on the season and is tied for second place in the Southeast Division with Carolina. Florida's current winning streak has come at the start of a five-game |
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| Oilers top Canucks with Roloson perfect between the pipes |
NHL Hockey |
12/14/2008 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - Dwayne Roloson stopped 23 shots for his 23rd career shutout, and the Edmonton Oilers posted a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks at Rexall Place. Dustin Penner, Ales Hemsky and Robert Nilsson scored in Roloson's first shutout of the season for the Oilers, who have won four of five. Shelden Souray notched his 14th assist of the year in the victory. Rob Davison had a team-high four shots on goal for the Canucks, who finished 2-4-1 on a season-long seven game road trip. Curtis S |
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| Canucks end long road trip in Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Vancouver Canucks will bring their season-long road trip to a close tonight, when they visit the Edmonton Oilers and Rexall Place. The Canucks play their seventh straight as the visiting club tonight, and have won just twice so far on the swing (2-3-1). However, that includes a 3-1 victory in Nashville on Tuesday, the last time they hit the ice. Alexander Edler notched the game-winner early in the third period, with Daniel Sedin and Kevin Bieksa both getting assists to stretch point strea |
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| 'Hawks return Crawford to Rockford |
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12/09/2008 |
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| oaltender Cristobal Huet with Nikolai Khabibulin nursing an injury. In other moves, the Blackhawks recalled left winger Pascal Pelletier from Rockford, placed right winger Adam Burish on injured reserve and acquired defenseman Jimmy Sharrow from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a conditional draft choice and have assigned him to the IceHogs. The 25-year-old Pelletier leads Rockford with 13 goals and ranks second with 21 points in 23 games this season. Sharrow, 23, has appeared 17 games with the AHL's Manito |
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